When this Shaw Brothers film began, I was very disappointed. While there are a lot of exceptional new Shaw Brothers DVD releases (with nearly perfect prints and amazingly good captioning), this one is NOT that amazing. The print is scratchy, dark and the color is almost absent. In addition, the captioning was not particularly good--and a bit distracting with a Chinese dialect also present above all the English captions. While it's not the worst captioning I have seen nor is it as bad as a dubbed film, it could definitely stand some improvement--and the use of someone who really understands English well!
Yuk Bin is happy at her school--the Supreme Gate. However, when an evil baddie, Kuan, kills her master her life turns upside down. Not only is this beloved man dead, but she then learns that her real father is...Kuan!!! The dumb jerks at Supreme Gate throw her out since her fatter did this and you really feel for Yuk Bin. After all, she is loyal to Supreme Gate and cannot be held responsible for her wicked daddy. As for Kuan, he now wants Yuk Bin to join him and become his daughter once again. When Yuk Bin refuses, in anger he strikes her with the dreaded Icy Press and nearly kills her. The violent blow leaves her blind! Well, because of other martial arts films (such "Master of the Flying Guillotine"), we know that blindness alone cannot necessarily stop a martial arts expert (nor, for that matter would losing an arm bother a kung fu action hero or heroine). Tune in for yourself to see exactly what happens next--however, don't be surprised if there is yet another baddie even worse than Kuan in this movie!
While this film is only fair for a Shaw Brothers film (partly due to the print quality), even this is a huge step above the average martial arts film. That's because the action is pretty good compared to many martial arts films and the idea of a blind fighter isn't nearly as dumb as some of the gimmicks I've seen in other kung fu films--such as guys in gorilla suits doing martial arts and guys with 36" tongues that they use as weapons! Actually, believe it or not, the gorillas and tongues were from the same movie...but that's for another review.
By the way, get a load of the diabolical laughs! They sure had the evil baddie laughs needed for such a film!
If this film had a better print and captions, I'd give it a 7 or 8. It is good but could be presented better.
Yuk Bin is happy at her school--the Supreme Gate. However, when an evil baddie, Kuan, kills her master her life turns upside down. Not only is this beloved man dead, but she then learns that her real father is...Kuan!!! The dumb jerks at Supreme Gate throw her out since her fatter did this and you really feel for Yuk Bin. After all, she is loyal to Supreme Gate and cannot be held responsible for her wicked daddy. As for Kuan, he now wants Yuk Bin to join him and become his daughter once again. When Yuk Bin refuses, in anger he strikes her with the dreaded Icy Press and nearly kills her. The violent blow leaves her blind! Well, because of other martial arts films (such "Master of the Flying Guillotine"), we know that blindness alone cannot necessarily stop a martial arts expert (nor, for that matter would losing an arm bother a kung fu action hero or heroine). Tune in for yourself to see exactly what happens next--however, don't be surprised if there is yet another baddie even worse than Kuan in this movie!
While this film is only fair for a Shaw Brothers film (partly due to the print quality), even this is a huge step above the average martial arts film. That's because the action is pretty good compared to many martial arts films and the idea of a blind fighter isn't nearly as dumb as some of the gimmicks I've seen in other kung fu films--such as guys in gorilla suits doing martial arts and guys with 36" tongues that they use as weapons! Actually, believe it or not, the gorillas and tongues were from the same movie...but that's for another review.
By the way, get a load of the diabolical laughs! They sure had the evil baddie laughs needed for such a film!
If this film had a better print and captions, I'd give it a 7 or 8. It is good but could be presented better.
